Media Services
Estimated value
£45.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
13 Apr 2026
Description
East Midlands Railway provides intercity and regional train services across the Midlands through to London. These are distinguished by 3 sub brands that reflect the region they serve and routes they operate: EMR Intercity operates from the Midlands (Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester) through to London St Pancras EMR Regional provides local services to towns and communities across England, including; Crewe, Matlock, Stoke-on-Trent, Peterborough, Grantham, Norwich and Skegness. EMR Connect operates between Corby and London St Pancras. The Luton Airport Express operates on this route with majority of airport passengers travelling from London St Pancras. EMR are looking for a strategic marketing agency to plan, buy and optimise all of their paid media for both EMR and Luton Airport Express which covers but is not limited to:- 1. Media Buying (AV, Radio, OOH, Social, Digital) AV (includes linear TV, Video on Demand and Connected TV) Radio (Digital audio, traditional radio and sponsorships if relevant) OOH (Digital and paper) Social (Meta, snapchat, tiktok etc.) Digital (covers awareness and conversion driving activity) 2. Digital Display (includes dynamic display capability) Standard IAB and dynamic display (see section 7 for further details) 3. Pay Per Click (PPC) for both EMR and Luton Airport Express. 4. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for two websites eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk & Lutonairportexpress.co.uk
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06812a
- Total value
- £45,000,000 excluding VAT£54,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 18 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2029Possible extension to 18 Oct 2031
Optional 2 year extension in 1 year increments. Budget subject to change each year.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79340000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Repsonse | — | quality | 45.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | — | cost | 30.00% |
| Pitch Stage/ Presentations | Shortlisted Tenderers following ITT Stage 1 will be required to attend a Presentation/Interview in-person along with a panel of key stakeholders, noted as ITT Stage 2. Tenderers will be shortlisted to present against a pitch should their written quality, social value and price be scored the highest following moderation, or if their score is within a 20% tolerance of the highest scored bidder, providing they also meet the minimum quality threshold below. | quality | 15.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Suppliers will be financially appraised during pre-qualification stage of the process to ensure financial capacity against contract value.
Submission & procedure
- Submission address
- https://eastmidlandsrailway.medius-s2c.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=2271&Culture=en-GB ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure